Joseph skubic



Jan. 1,1929.

J. SKUBIC BREAD KNIFE Filed My 2z, 16235 UNITEDTSTATES PATENT ermee 10mn Bmw, or mrunix, unforeseen.

neem I Application met my er, im. Hemi rie. semi.;

preeent invention relates to bread knives, and has'for its' principal object to provide a. structure whereby it is possible to ont eeverel slices of b ead in one operation. lfglnother importent object of the invention 'W-p' vvide elmife f this nature which includes e plurality of blades disposed in parallel' spaced relation, and having thick which firebllield withnl; a' U :epe Supportn mem r, to whic is'et- ,5 f teehed e handle. g A still iurtlwrl limportant object 'of the invention is to provide a knife of this nature S .which may be eesily and quickly assembled fw end @omelet of arts whieh are' simple,

eti'ong, goed dem le, and the device is ceble of being manufactured at e relatively loge met., Another important object of the invention 20 is to' provide a knifeof this nature which will prove ,tboroeghlylrelable and eilicient intiem Q with the' above and numerous other ob. in will appear' es the descrip tion pr, the invention resides in certain novel featuresof constructiomend in the combination und 'arrangement of parte ae will be liereinefter more' fully deseribed and claimed; i

In the drawingar-f Figure 1 is s top plm hand rigme it i longitudine section taken.

Referring to the dnwing'in detil, it will be seen' that 1 rdeeigntee one end knife 'blindey und 2 the other end knife blade. These endfblndesfl i 2 are provided with 3 and 4 vely which are thicker thaw the blades. It is to be noted that the b '1 and 2 are disposed substantially Hush with the 'outer sides of the respectlve The intermediate blades are imdb vcated by,thd"num'erslsj4, and are provided with' shenlrs; 5 which ..are approximately twice ee 'tlkas 3 and A4, and the blades extend in ilignment with the medimension ofthe 'shank 5. The shanksj lo 3 ando sie' rovidedl with registering posed i i :Sped supporting member posed n1 A U '(IIieneliis the intermediate straight portion 8. and uw .anim @den new@ which ,ings provided in the'shanks bmi the t view of the knife em gong" sutures o m invention,

" y Letters Patent issu are diposed the shenli's', 4 and 5.` 'Pine7 or other 'suitable festenin devices l0 pass l5 through the sides 9 and t rough the open 3, L and 5., handle 11 extends from the central portion of the intermediate portion 8 end is held mplace by means of e Screw l2 or any other l? suitable .fastening element. It is to be noted thetthe blades l, 21nd 4 extend in epeeed parallel relation, and Vthus it is possible in one operation tocut several eliees of breed.4

This. allows a loef'of bread to be out op M into Kslices in e relatively short space of time as oolnpared to the operation when performed. b n emile bleded knife The invention eleo a owe t e elieee to be of e uniform thiole ness.- l j 'le The presentefmbodiment of the invention has been disclosed merely by Way of exemple' i in order to disclose a vpractical form of .the g invention which wili ettein the feature@ advantage enumerated ee deeirebie in olie Eli statement of the invention end the elimineA description. It ie obvnlo'uethat numerous:

' changes in the' deteile of construction, end

ign-the combination and arrangement oi? parte may be resorted to without departing from No the spirit or seope of the invention ee here nafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantegea Having thus dewribed the inventioix, what I claim as new and desire to secure by e;

.A bread knife of the class described' i11- clnding. e' Uehaped integral supporting `r comprising an intermediate straight portion having a eentral countermmk ope1nee mg therein and n.- 'r of straight-Sider; reerlydisposeldn-tbe ends ofthe interstraight portions, a, plnruiit o blades having thickened shanlre am er ed to extend in wi the in abutment with web other, said elimini of the immediate bladwjreiog; approximately twice the thickness et the Ashrinks of the @mi blades, the eiifieeeiene ing from the intermecliately dspod ehanlre 1e:

being in alinemeiit with the medien dimeri-r sione of their respective intermedietely die sham, and the end bieder. being die flush with the other Siles of their respective elienle, seid shenke being reeeiw ablebetvmen sedes of the eiipportmg parallel soared relation ee" member, fastening element/s' passing through the sides und through the Shanks, a screw having its head embedded in the countersunk opening of the intermediate portion of he :supporting member and being held in phzee n -he Shanks of he intermediutely disposed vlaides, and a handle engaged on mo'wm said screw and exi/ending from the inmitmediate portion of the supporting memieei" in an opposite direction than he aides l@ thereof. Y

In testimony whereof I amx my signature.

` JOSEPH Simms. 

